The Penfaulkner Foundation

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2009 to Jun 30, 2010

Signed

Jan 25, 2011

Return Version

2009v1.7

Gross Receipts

$815,496

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Writers in Schools, a literary arts outreach program, is committed to developing the next generation, of readers and writers. The program extended the Foundation's mission to young people by donating books and bringing nationally-known authors to Washington, D.C. public high schools to teach literature and the art of writing fiction. Program accomplishments include: (1)Seminars with authors-Provided students with individual copies of a visiting author's books, provided resource materials to teachers, helped students study the books to prepare for discussions with the writers, brought the authors to schools to meet and have lively conversations with students. (2)New Heights Teen Mothers Reading Group-met with groups of young mothers who are students at Cardozo Senior High School, provided them with free copies of author's book; met for guided reading and discussion sessions, brought the authors to the center to meet and discuss the work with students. Similarly, introduced young mothers to children's literature and authors. (3)New Beginnings. Formerly Oak Hill Juvenile Correctional Facility. PEN/Faulkner Board member and writer George Pelecanos spearheaded a book group in this facility with young men, modeled after the teen mothers' reading group. (4)Teachers and writers both received stipends for their work. Since 1989, the Writers in Schools program has brought published writers into the public schools to meet with high school students to discuss literature, the writing life, and the complex, critical themes raised within fiction. For many of the program's students who live in communities with little access to contemporary arts and artists, meeting a writer proves to be a key experience in developing literary talents and contemplating future careers.

Filer

EIN

52-1431622